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Old 26-02-2024, 04:03 PM #1115
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Originally Posted by Niamh. View Post
Exactly and that's not even a clever "gotcha" it's very true
Indeed, it all came from an actual work situation with someone who goes by they/them at work. The DEI lead tried to encourage everyone to start putting pronouns in their email signature, and this employee had to explain that while they go by they/them with family, friends and colleagues they wouldn't actually want it in an email signature they'd be using to contact people outwith the company and so to include pronouns would feel forced to use he/him (being both biologically male and for the mostpart male-presenting) - and pointed out that actually, when you're emailing someone, you sign off with your name and your gender is 99% of the time entirely irrelevant.

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